LLM Reference

Falcon2 Models by Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

Technology Innovation Institute (TII)TII Falcon License 2.0Open weightsOpen Source
1 model2024Up to 8k ctx

Last refreshed 2026-05-19. Next refresh: weekly.

Details

Commercial useCommercial use: permitted
Models1
Released2024
Max context8k

About

The Falcon LLM family, developed by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), includes a range of large language models (LLMs) with varying parameter sizes, offering diverse capabilities in processing and understanding language 139. The Falcon2 series marks a significant leap forward, prioritizing compact, efficient models with improved performance metrics 21112. Its premier model, Falcon2-11B, features 11 billion parameters and utilizes over 5,000 billion tokens of RefinedWeb data, supplemented by specially curated datasets 257. This model outperforms Meta's Llama 3 8B and rivals Google's Gemma 7B in terms of capability 12. Notably, Falcon2 also includes a Falcon2-11B VLM variant, integrating image comprehension abilities as the only AI model with vision-to-language support 2412. Both models are open-source under a permissive license, designed for efficient operation on a single GPU, with future updates planned to incorporate "Mixture of Experts" to enhance their prowess 12.

Decision facts

Best fit
coding
Capability starting point
Falcon2 11B with 8k context
Lowest tracked input
Not tracked
Closest related family
MOSS-Audio

Current Variants

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1 in view

Use when the workload needs 8k context and 11B parameters.

2024-058k context11B parameters

Release Timeline

1 release group
2024-05
1 current
Falcon2 11B
8k context11B parameters
Current

Specifications(1 models)

Falcon2 model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextParameters
Falcon2 11B2024-058k11B